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8 Sep 2015, 3:40 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
“Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of Minority Health (CMS OMH), unveiled the first CMS plan to address health equity in Medicare. [read post]
22 Jun 2016, 10:04 am by Debra A. McCurdy
CMS has announced a new three-year Medicare “pre-claim review” demonstration for home health services in five states — Illinois, Florida, Texas, Michigan, and Massachusetts  — with “high incidences of fraud and improper payments for these services. [read post]
26 Jul 2021, 6:33 am by Wachler & Associates, P.C.
CMS would retain the requirement that an in-person item or service must be furnished within six months of such a mental health telehealth service. [read post]
26 Nov 2018, 6:29 am by Wachler & Associates, P.C.
The RCD is intended to ease the burden on CMS by reducing the number of audits while protecting the Medicare Trust Fund by ensuring that payments for home health services are appropriate. [read post]
Department Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a Request for Information (RFI) on October 7, 2022, seeking input on creation of a national provider directory for use by patients, regulators, and insurers. [read post]
29 May 2018, 4:55 pm by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing  that under the new program, home health agencies (HHAs) could choose to undergo either pre-claim or post-payment reviews, or to forgo reviews but take a 25% payment reduction on all claims submitted for home health services. [read post]
18 Dec 2020, 5:13 am by The Health Law Partners
For example, the following services have been permanently added to the Medicare telehealth list on a Category 1 basis: Continue Reading → The post CMS Issues Final Rule to Permanently Expand Medicare Telehealth Services appeared first on Health Law Attorney Blog. [read post]
16 Dec 2020, 8:32 am by Wachler & Associates, P.C.
The use of telehealth services increased substantially during the COVID-19 public health emergency. [read post]
14 Feb 2019, 9:00 am by Jennifer B. Van Regenmorter
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") recently lifted its temporary moratorium on the Medicare enrollment of new home health agencies ("HHAs"), subunits, and branch locations in Michigan, Florida, Illinois and Texas. [read post]
1 Aug 2017, 12:55 pm by Laura Ray
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued a proposed rule (82 Fed. [read post]
14 Nov 2019, 10:10 am by Debra A. McCurdy
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized the methodology and data sources it will use to determine 2019 and 2020 federal payment amounts to individual states that establish a Basic Health Program (BHP) under the Affordable Care Act. [read post]
2 Mar 2015, 12:07 pm
Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General ("OIG") titled Limited Compliance with Medicare's Home Health Face-to-Face Documentation Requirements, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") has decided to audit all home health agencies ("HHAs") in the country. [read post]
5 Nov 2014, 11:58 am
On October 30, 2014, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its final rule regarding changes to the Medicare home health care prospective payment system. [read post]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a draft guidance for state survey agencies on May 3, 2019, impacting hospitals that share space, staff, and/or services with another co-located hospital or health care entity. [read post]
13 Feb 2020, 11:46 am by Debra A. McCurdy
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the methodology and data sources it proposes to use to determine federal payment to states that establish a Basic Health Program (BHP) for 2021. [read post]
28 Apr 2020, 9:00 am by Caroline Renner
On April 23, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) updated its guidance on infection control and prevention of COVID-19 for Home Health Agencies (HHAs). [read post]
22 Sep 2016, 10:00 am
., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is implementing a three-year Medicare Pre-Claim Review Demonstration for Home Health Services in the states of Illinois, Florida, and Texas Michigan and Massachusetts. [read post]
22 Sep 2016, 10:00 am
., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is implementing a three-year Medicare Pre-Claim Review Demonstration for Home Health Services in the states of Illinois, Florida, and Texas Michigan and Massachusetts. [read post]
22 Sep 2016, 10:00 am
., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is implementing a three-year Medicare Pre-Claim Review Demonstration for Home Health Services in the states of Illinois, Florida, and Texas Michigan and Massachusetts. [read post]
27 Aug 2020, 8:19 am by Wachler & Associates, P.C.
Despite the ongoing public health emergency from the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (“COVID-19” or “COVID”), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) were encouraged by the Center for Program Integrity (“CPI”) to resume conducting Recovery Audit Contractor (“RAC”) and Medicare Administrative Contractor (“MAC”) audits. [read post]